PowerShell support lifecycle
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description: Details the policies governing support for PowerShell.
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−ms.date: 03/12/2026
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+ms.date: 03/18/2026
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ms.topic: lifecycle
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title: PowerShell Support Lifecycle
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Updates to an LTS release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are
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designed to minimize impact on existing workloads.
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− The current LTS release is PowerShell v7.4.14.
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+ The current LTS release is PowerShell v7.6.0. The previous LTS release, PowerShell v7.4.14, is
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+ still supported until 10-Nov-2026.
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- **Preview release** - A preview release is a version of PowerShell that's currently in
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development. Preview releases can contain bug fixes, new features, and experiments. Preview
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releases can contain bugs and might not be stable. For that reason, you shouldn't use them in
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new features and provide feedback. Your feedback is important and can influence the features that
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get released.
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− The current Preview release is PowerShell v7.6.0-rc1.
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+ There is no current Preview release.
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PowerShell follows the [Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy][02]. The End of Support dates follow the
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[.NET Support Policy][06] for the version of .NET that the release of PowerShell was built upon.
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| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version |
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| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | --------------- |
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−| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date | 14-Nov-2028 | [.NET 10.0][19] |
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+| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | 18-Mar-2028 | 14-Nov-2028 | [.NET 10.0][19] |
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| PowerShell 7.5 | 23-Jan-2025 | 10-Nov-2026 | [.NET 9.0][14] |
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| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | 16-Nov-2023 | 10-Nov-2026 | [.NET 8.0][13] |
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